Baricitinib as potential treatment for 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease

<p>Given the scale and rapid spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) acute respiratory disease, there is an immediate need for medicines that can help before a vaccine can be produced. Results of rapid sequencing of 2019-nCoV, coupled with molecular modelling based on the genomes of related virus proteins,1 have suggested a few compounds that are likely to be effective, including the anti-HIV lopinavir plus ritonavir combination...</p>